Spills · oil
Fire island, ny
Tug Sea Bear; Fire Island, Ny · NOAAORR-8890
- issued
- 2015-03-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2015-03-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2015-03-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Atlantic Ocean
- position
- 40.654, -73.058
- vessel
- TUG SEA BEAR
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Tug Sea Bear; Fire Island, NY. Fire Island, NY. 1. On March 14, 2015, the tug SEA BEAR sank approximately 1nm offshore of Fire Island, New York. The Tug had 1800 gallons of diesel and approximately 200 gallons of lube oil on-board. USCG requested trajectory and weather support. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: DIESEL FUEL AND LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1800 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 40.654N 073.058W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8890: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8890
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Nothing else in force within 120 nm.
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Spills
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